Ricky Gervais: The World Got What It Deserved With Donald Trump

Ricky Gervais has described how he has made a career “playing delusional, middle-aged men who say stupid things, and people love them” but says he has been trumped by Donald Trump. “But he’s beaten me. Trump is better than David Brent.”

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“Think about it: We live a world where there are warnings on bottles of bleach — we have to tell people not to drink bleach. In that world, Trump can be president,” Gervais said. “And in a sense, you get what you deserve. That’s democracy, baby! It’s just a really odd thing to have this man who’s meant to be the most powerful man in the world act like a Twitter troll.”

“Comedians tell a joke and they get in trouble; Donald Trump says a terrible thing … and he gets elected” said Gervais.